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tiptoe noun

  /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ , /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/ , [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰoʊ̯] , [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰəʊ̯]
  • (usually, in the plural) The tip of the toe.
 varpaankärjet

tiptoe verb

  /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ , /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/ , [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰoʊ̯] , [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰəʊ̯]
  • (intransitive) To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. [from late 14th C.]
 hiipiä varpaisillaan, sipsuttaa, tepsuttaa
on tiptoe
varpaisillaan
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